Social Calendar Reflects Laredo Society Life In 1916
Miss Nelson and Miss Marguerite Nelson host bridge at ten. Thursday Sewing Club meets at four. Married Ladies Dancing Club hosts at Elke Hall. Missionary Society meets at four Friday. Latin American club hosts informal dance in return for March sixth. Many locals leave for visits to Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Dallas, and beyond. Lieutenant James B. Ord praised for heroism at Parral. medal of honor expected. Our Lady of the Lake College invites attendees to June twelfth commencement at Beethoven Hall.
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Bridge
Alphonse Wormser
Elke’ Hall
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Miriam Werner
Whittier
Our Lady of the Lake
the Times
Lillian Edmonia Rogers
Laredo
Our Lady of the Lake College
San Antonio
Texas
Beethoven Hall
Protect the Birds. A Call to End Bird Plume Trade
A Times letter condemns government sale of protected bird plumes seized at Laredo arguing the law requires destruction. It attacks women buyers and calls Audubon Society warnings on cats and women, urging restraint to stop killing birds for hats. It labels the plumage trade as barbaric and shameful.
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Laredo
New York City
United States of America
Audubon Society
Forty Million Dollars for Legal Battles Speech
J S Cullinan criticizes Texas legal costs citing 4577 lawyers for 850 people, one lawyer per 800 nationally, and an estimated 40 million dollars spent annually on legal controversy. He links the expense to farmers losing a fifth of cotton value to courts, lawyers, and related costs.
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Texas
United States
J. S. Cullinan
Watch The Times Everyday for Opportunities Ad
The notice advertises a daily opportunities feature in The Times with a monthly price of 60 cents. It emphasizes regular access to opportunities and invites readers to subscribe for ongoing updates.
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Protest Against Moving U S Customs HQ From Laredo
The Laredo Chamber of Commerce board protests the removal of the U S Customs District headquarters from Laredo to San Antonio. It cites Laredo’s superior annual clearings about 17 million dollars, argues San Antonio is distant and costly, and asserts Laredo’s central district location and direct mail outlets justify keeping the headquarters in Laredo. President H A Davis signs the telegram to Senator Sheppard for presentation to Secretary McAdoo.
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Rio Grande Valley
Personal guest list highlights guests in Laredo society
Ford Dix of San Antonio visits the Ross while Judge C C Thomas from Cotulla is a city visitor. D J Davis arrives from Dolores and H C Fields from Tampico guests at the Hamilton. Officials from San Antonio and Galveston check in, including W M Rice of the treasury department, as a busy social season unfolds with arrivals from Monterey Saltillo and other cities.
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San Antonio
Ross
C. C. Thomas
Cotulla
B. W. Teagarden, Esq
Hamilton
D. J. Davis
Dolores
H. C. Fields
Tampico
H. H. Allison
Mike Needham
American Mining and Smelting Co
San
Fitzgerald
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Mecca
Cal
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Dallas
G O P Platform Is Practically Done
The second day of the Republican National convention opened in rain. The session began at 11:22 with Harding praised as the temporary organization became permanent. Delegates from the Philippines, Hawaii and Porto Rico were sealed and the rules report approved. Chauncey Depew spoke for thirty minutes, followed by Joe Cannon for fourteen. Senator Borah spoke and a 4 PM recess was taken for the resolution committee to finish.
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Rules Committee
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Joe Cannon
Senator Borah
Resolution Committee
Roosevelt May Attend Chicago Convention If Nominated
Oyster Bay June 8. Roosevelt said he would come to Chicago if the Republican convention desires him to address it. He urged both Republicans and Progressives to nominate a man who would keep the nation true to itself and to all mankind. He also denounced Wilson as having rendered the most evil service to democracy.
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This Date in History 1709 to 1915 Events
A compact chronology notes 1709 paper money first issued in New York, 1788 Parliament vote for Royalists, 1809 death of Thomas Paine, 1845 death of Andrew Jackson, 1861 bridges destroyed on Potomac, 1866 Canadian Parliament meets in Ottawa, 1874 Duke of Connaught sits in Lords, 1900 first Canadian prohibition measure, 1914 Paris trade congress opens, 1915 Bryan resigns from Wilson Cabinet and other war updates including Hebuterne trench advances and Dneister Stand.
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Fall's Plank Adopted in Republican Resolutions
The Republican committee on resolutions adopted a plank by Senator Fall of New Mexico attacking the administration's policy on Mexico. Other planks on labor Americanism national defense and related issues were also adopted to appeal to Progressive sentiment.
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Chicago
Republican Committee
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Riot Suppression in Chihuahua After Anti American Demonstration
In Chihuahua Mexico last night military forces quelled an anti American riot triggered by a nass meeting over U S troop presence in Mexican soil. Demonstrators protested at the American consulate and hurled stones at the Foreign Club believed to be American owned.
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Associated Press
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Mex
Nass
Lookout for Trouble in London Over Pekin Move
London reports an Exchange Telegraph message from Tien Tsien, China, stating that United States troops there have been ordered to hold themselves ready to proceed to Pekin. The note signals possible impending action tied to tensions in the region.
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Associated Press
London
Tien Tsien
China
United States
Pekin
Wilson finalizes draft of Democratic platform
Washington June 8 President Wilson practically completed the platform for the Democratic National convention. One plank pledges to defend U S honor and interests while keeping the nation at peace. Another likely plank pledges not to meddle in Mexican affairs and to promptly send troops to pursue border raiders.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
United States
Business Men Turn Actors On Jolly Cruise
The thirteenth annual Board of Commerce cruise from Detroit to Grand Island features a modern allegory written by a Board member. Amateur business man actors enact the tale of a Detroit businessman struggling to get home from work aboard the City of Detroit. Movies aboard ship will be shown each evening as the cruise ends on Tuesday.
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Mick
Board of Commerce
Grand Island
Suffrage Plank Rejected by Subcommittee
In Chicago on June the Republican platform suffrage plank failed in a 5 to 4 vote by the resolutions sub committee. The move to endorse suffrage in principle while opposing prohibition was not adopted and the issue goes to the full committee for decision.
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Progressive Platform Pledges Strong Stand in International Affairs
The Progressive platform made public in Chicago in June pledges to uphold international law and American citizen rights, assert firmness on Mexican affairs, and require preparedness including a standing army of 250,000 and a second in rank navy. It calls for universal military training and industrial readiness through national regulation of related fields.
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Progressive
Chicago
Westbrook to be hanged in Mississippi for double murder
Gloster Miss June 8 Allan Westbrook faces a private execution tomorrow as Mississippi’s first white man to be hanged in a private capital case. Convicted last August of murdering his mother in law Mrs Columbus Cleveland and killing her husband after a morning shooting at the Cleveland home, Westbrook has appealed to the state Supreme Court where the death sentence was affirmed. The brutal attack came after marital estrangement in which Westbrook entered the Cleveland kitchen and opened fire with a shotgun pursuing the family into the yard.
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Played to Empty House in Chicago on June 8
Half an hour before the Progressive convention opened in Chicago there were fewer than 100 people in the auditorium while the band played to an empty house.
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Twin City Driving Club Opens Three Day Meet at Hamline
Horsemen from Minnesota and nearby states converge at the State Fair grounds Hamline for a three day racing meet. Five races per day on the program with two hundred horses stabled at the track.
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Minnesota
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Twin City Driving Club
Po-Do-Lax Laxative Blood Cleanser Ad
A laxative tonic promising blood purification and gentle bowel movement. Claims to cleanse the system, stimulate the liver, and provide a mild non-griping action suitable for all ages and especially delicate women. Guaranteed results with a trial bottle offered.
Liberty and Justice in Woodrow Wilson Voice
A quotation from Woodrow Wilson emphasizes readiness to fight for universal rights and to keep doors open for those who join in vindicating mankind's claim to Liberty and Justice, framing American founding ideals and inclusive citizenship.
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Woodrow Wilson
Four Coast Defenses Units Plan Monterey Training Camp
San Francisco reports that four companies from the coast defenses will serve as troops of instruction for a summer military training camp for business and professional men at Monterey opening July 10. Two companies are en route to prepare the encampment, and a hundred army officers will be detailed as instructors in warfare.
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Monterey
Fate of Fort Vaux in doubt as French claim holds
French sources concede Germans may have damaged Fort Vaux but emphasize it was already ruined and abandoned by garrison. Outskirts and trenches remain in French hands as heavy fighting continues nearby. Reports also note Austrian withdrawal from Lutsk, with uncertain overall outcome.
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Lutsk
Volhynian Triangle
Vaux
Paris
War Office
Special election for West Virginia congressman in Martinsburg
In Martinsburg West Virginia a special election for the Second Congressional District will fill the unexpired term of the late William G Brown. Republican candidate is George M Bowers a former U S Fisheries Commissioner and local party figure. Democratic candidate is Samuel V Woods of Philippine. Bowers ran against Brown in 1914 and lost by about 1300 votes.
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Ian
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U. S
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Philippine
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Wedding of Elizabeth Overton and Lewis A Dozier at Athlone
Miss Elizabeth Overton daughter of Mrs Charles Pope O Fall on and Lewis A Dozier wed at Athlone the O Fallon summer home twenty miles from St Louis A large party traveled from Memphis for the event Matilda Overton sister of the bride is maid of honor The bride a daughter of the late John Overton 3rd, long a leading society figure in St Louis.
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Women in News Roslyn Hosts Garden Party for Hospital Aid
In a century old rose garden atop Hempstead harbor cliffs Mrs. Aaron Ward hosts a charity garden party for the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris. The event draws prominent New Yorkers amid an heirloom garden of ancestral lineage and ocean views. Portland women lead Rose Festival patronage with 500 named on the board, led by Mrs. Guy C. Talbot. In Washington a plan to build a Sylvan municipal theatre on the memorial grounds gains traction with Mrs. Christian J. Hemmick and Odette Tyler assisting, urging officials to begin approvals. Women in the capital pledge support for the theatre project.
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Sloan's Liniment Promised Relief for Rheumatism
A testimonial urges readers to use Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism neuralgia packache soreness and stiffness. The 25 cent bottle warms and soothes painful areas, with the man who used it claiming lifelong suffering ended by the medicine. Buy it at any drug store.
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